The Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has issued a 30-day notice to traders and occupants with unauthorised structures along the Kisii-Ahetro highway to vacate the road reserve.

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In a notice on Thursday, May 28, KeNHA directed all roadside traders along the route with unauthorised structures to remove them and clear the affected section before June 27, or face action.

According to the authority, the move forms part of an ongoing road safety improvement initiative that seeks to reduce accidents and ensure the free flow of traffic along the usually busy highway.

"The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) hereby notifies all illegal roadside occupants, including traders and unauthorised structures along the Kisii - Ahero (A1) Road, to remove their wares and vacate the road reserve within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice," the notice read in part.

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"The project is part of the authority's ongoing road safety improvement initiative that seeks to reduce accidents and ensure the unobstructed flow of traffic along the Highway," it added.

KeNHA warned that enforcement measures would be taken against those who fail to comply within the stipulated timeline in accordance with laws governing road reserves.

The notice is likely to affect several traders along the 85-kilometre highway who have informal businesses operating along sections of the road.

The authority has, in recent times, intensified its crackdown on unlawful roadside structures and businesses located within protected road reserves as part of efforts to enhance road safety.

A day before the latest notice, KeNHA had issued the same notice to three other key roads in the Rift Valley and western regions, asking traders to vacate before the forceful demolition of their structures.

In a public notice issued on Wednesday, May 27, the authority directed traders and operators to clear all unauthorised developments that had been erected along the Chebarbar-Lessos-Nabkoi (B12), Mayoni-Bungoma (B139), and Chepsonoi-Kapsabet (B12) roads.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke